flooding in Brissie

[mic-d]

We've had 330mm here in the last 2 days, got a splash of water in the house due to a stoopid blocked storm water pipe, but otherwise have been unscathed. The pony club copped it again though, the paddocks are right under and I'd say we've lost all our jumps and the arena. All the horses are OK though. Some might remember those logs I split a while ago, they were down under one of those treelines, under 2-3 m of water. I'd say they aren't there anymore:):rolleyes: I'm glad that's the worst of it and I'm thinking of those who've got worse stories.

Cheers
Michael

[Cliff Rogers]

I fly in tomorrow morning, I've booked a ute to pick up at the airport & then drive to Elimbah via Morayfield.... 2 questions...
1. Should I bring a snorkel?
2. Will my GPS work under water? :D

[mjmjm]

I got stranded on the wrong side of a flood on Stafford Road on the way home. I wasn't about to attempt a crossing so I pulled on to the footpath and spent half an hour watching people drive into it and come to a spluttering halt.

Michael

[mic-d]

I fly in tomorrow morning, I've booked a ute to pick up at the airport & then drive to Elimbah via Morayfield.... 2 questions...
1. Should I bring a snorkel?
2. Will my GPS work under water? :D

I'd be hiring a boat, not a ute:)

Bring a cardy too Cliff, the wind is a bit chilly.

Cheers
Michael

[Rocker]

I fly in tomorrow morning, I've booked a ute to pick up at the airport & then drive to Elimbah via Morayfield.... 2 questions...
1. Should I bring a snorkel?
2. Will my GPS work under water? :D

Cliff,

The rain has stopped now. I think you will get here ok.

Rocker

[mjmjm]

Still raining here on the northside not too far from the airport.

[wolften]

I fly in tomorrow morning, I've booked a ute to pick up at the airport & then drive to Elimbah via Morayfield.... 2 questions...
1. Should I bring a snorkel?
2. Will my GPS work under water? :D

...pick up a tarp and ropes:;

Glenn

[Rocker]

Cliff,

I have black polythene sheet to cover the saw with. But only showers are forecast for tomorrow. I think you will be OK. But you need to check whether the Bruce Highway is open all the way to Caboolture. The Caboolture River caused the southbound lanes of the highway to be closed today. I am not sure of the current situation. The road from Caboolture to Elimbah was clear this afternoon.

Rocker

[Bluegum]

Cliff,

The Caboolture River caused the southbound lanes of the highway to be closed today. I am not sure of the current situation. The road from Caboolture to Elimbah was clear this afternoon.

Rocker


yep south bound still closed as of the news on channel 7.

[Cruzi]

Heavy Showers on Monday and Tuesday, constant downpour here for last 24 hours and forcast to continue for another week, we are lucky however, places like Gold Coast seem to flood on 1/10th the rain we get and they are only just up the road.

The last time it flooded here, we had 26 inches of rain in 18 hours and a King tide at the same time, within 48 hours it was gone and unlike most flood waters, we simply had rainwater that had no place to drain too, very clean and hardly any mud to speak of.

http://www.cruzis-coins.com/tmp/flood002.jpg

http://www.cruzis-coins.com/tmp/floodbike.jpg

[Rocker]

Here is a pic of the Caboolture River flooding Morayfield Road near Centenary Lakes: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/slideshow_ajax.aspx?sectionid=9016&sectionname=slideshowajax&subsectionid=153574&subsectionname=qldflood I think that the water level usually drops fairly quickly once the rain stops.

Rocker

[mic-d]

It's still hosing down here in Kenmore. The rain gauge now says 244mm today, 190mm at 4pm and most of those last 50mm has fallen in the last half hour I reckon.:) It can stop now please.

Cheers
Michael

[mic-d]

270mm now. I've been fighting to hold back the waters out of the workshop, but have given up, thrown everything up on blocks, bench, timber etc and just let the water flow through. It's forming a nice little river in the back door and out the front door without doing any damage.:D

Cheers
Michael

[Cliff Rogers]

All set, I'm actually staying with my sons at Brendale, just near the Strathpine station.
They work for a company who deliver stuff all over Brissy.
I'll call them after 10 am to see what they know after their first courier has made his run to Caboolture & north. :2tsup:

[Rocker]

Cliff,

There is an online map showing which roads are flooded here: http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=-26.999385,152.919924&spn=0.113797,0.153809&z=13&msid=106633912764415536846.00046a4ce335bb6e346f4 .
It looks as though the closure of the Bruce Highway is north of the Caboolture exit, so you should get through to my place OK.

Rocker

[wheelinround]

Being a boating person Cliff you could sail, motor, or paddle your own http://alexwilhelm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/canoo-fail.jpg

[mic-d]

Some photos of the aftermath of the flooding at the club. The arena is buggered and heaps of fences are down, thank heavens for battery electric fence units and electric fence tape! We've probably got $20k damage down there.
I lost two of the logs I split, but more have washed in:D:D and I also scored a plastic pump housing, I hope that's not theivery.:D
1st photo is 'after' of photo 3 in the first post, photo2 and 2 are before and afters.
Cheers
Michael

[weisyboy]

yep we had 18" or rain. powers jsut come back on and we are still flooded in.:((

[Cruzi]

Still pouring down here, 48 hours without a break, one road to highway is cut, road south is cut and road north is passable from time to time. Many, many trees blown over and damaged, the local council is doing a great job keeping roads clear
Schools closed for the day and many business not even bothering to open.

Just saw Qld news, they copped a lot more damage than we did , the media were trying to place blame with Brissy Council or Dept of public works or SES for damage, mother nature had nothing to do with it. :?

[Rocker]

Cruzi,

At least Australia Post managed to deliver your router bits:)

Rocker

[Rocker]

I am happy to report that Cliff collected his table saw with no problems; I am delighted that it is going to a good home on the Atherton Tableland.

Rocker

[Cruzi]

The router bits are here, but cannot get to the shed to use them for a couple more days at least.

[AlexS]

They're copping it a bit further south now - have a look at the Grafton radar on the BoM site.

[Cruzi]

It's finally stopped raining here :)

[damian]

On wednesday night I attempted to drive to mr ladyfriend's place (which had flooded) at about 8. I waited till the traffic died down a bit because earlier it looked like suicide.

Anyway, some of the scareist driving I've ever done. I eventually got the
the blockage at jungle jims (after fording the 12" flowing over the road
at csiro) and turned back but before I did I saw something that even
amazed me.

We're all queued up in the left lane, 4' of water over the road and the
cops had stopped any more idiots trying it on (There was already at least
one floater and the tow trucks were going in to fish him out). So ahead of
me a mitsubishi lancer backs out into the clear right lane and starts
reversing back to the lights to turn around and go back. Some complete and
utter d*h**d in a forrester comes tearing down the right lane, assuming
the 60 odd cars lined up in the left were only parked to take in the view.
This is an expected level of stupidity, but the bit that blew even my
cynical mind was he pulls up about 15 feet behind the lancer, reversing
lights blazing, and just sits there, for about a minute or so. So you've
got these two cars staring each other down. The lancer has no where to go
cos the median is too high to cross. Where the F*k did the forrester think
the lancer was going to go ? Seriously. Seriously! I was ready to get out
and punch this idiot. Don't bother handing in your licence, just hang
yourself...

[Cliff Rogers]

I am happy to report that Cliff collected his table saw with no problems; I am delighted that it is going to a good home on the Atherton Tableland.

Rocker
Yup, thank you.:2tsup:

Also thank you to Mrs. Rocker for lunch.

We got the saw onto a pallet on the back of a ute & then filled a big carton of jigs, blades, a sander & lots of extras.
The courier company had another pallet for me to put the carton on 'cos it was over weight for one person to carry.
It should all arrive this arvo.

[Johncs]

They're copping it a bit further south now - have a look at the Grafton radar on the BoM site.

I had my lappy aimed at the radars in Bris, Grafton, Sydney & Perth for a few days.

Ours dominated our news, but it was pretty feeble compared with what I saw. 144mm in 24 hrs in Yamba? I visited the place about 71, I reckon it would have been under water.

Money Bags check with her family in Brisbane, they'd not had to get their water wings out yet.

I suppose it's one way to end a drought:rolleyes:

[AlexS]

I suppose it's one way to end a drought:rolleyes:

It always rains after a drought.

[RETIRED]

It always rains after a drought.Very profound but true.:D

[AlexS]

Very profound but true.:D

Thank you . It's taken me 40+ years in the game to know that.:D

[Johncs]

It always rains after a drought.

That may have been a little excessive, but.

[mic-d]

That may have been a little excessive, but.

yes, but.:)

Here's some photos of the power of the water. Those large posts were pile-driven into a 5" pilot hole and the water's eaten them up and spat them out like a cheap chinese meal. It's amazing how the hole is eroded away.

Cheers
Michael